Author Topic: Battern, torn, old buck (Read 6698 times)

popeshawnpaul · « **on:** December 07, 2007, 06:37:55 PM »

I bet this guy was a lot bigger in his prime. He looks pretty worn out. He wasn't even paricipating in the rut.

ICEMAN · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2007, 07:59:29 PM »

Cool pic.

Hunting Cowboy · « **Reply #2 on:** December 07, 2007, 08:03:15 PM »

That old boy looks plumb tuckered out! Great photo. It is definately a cool pic.

Ironhead · « **Reply #3 on:** December 08, 2007, 08:05:28 AM »

I know the feelin.

addicted · « **Reply #4 on:** December 08, 2007, 08:53:06 AM »

he knows whats goin on. those are the ones that know when hunting season begins and ends. when its dangerous when its safest

huntnphool · « **Reply #5 on:** December 08, 2007, 09:17:53 AM »

Great shot, even his eyes look fuzzy.

Idabooner · « **Reply #6 on:** December 08, 2007, 03:15:51 PM »

He will relax and let the young forkeys do all the snorting and chasing, then when girly gets ready he will take over and finish the job.

boneaddict · « **Reply #7 on:** December 08, 2007, 04:04:18 PM »

Thats one of your better ones Pope. Most f it do to the subject you captured. Great picture.

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #8 on:** December 08, 2007, 07:28:43 PM »

great picture!

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #9 on:** December 08, 2007, 07:59:46 PM »

Yeah, not a huge buck but interesting. I noticed his right eye was psycho looking in all the pictures, kind of opaque. I think he had some health issues. He didn't look healthy.

boneaddict · « **Reply #10 on:** December 09, 2007, 01:07:42 AM »

Whats up with the blurr in front of him. Is that photoshop, or your focus on a close up object. Not being critical, just wondering what it is or why you did it?

ICEMAN · « **Reply #11 on:** December 09, 2007, 06:35:17 AM »

Bone, maybe your eyes are just blurry, you posted at 1am, go to bed!

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #12 on:** December 09, 2007, 09:10:19 AM »

Um, the foreground blur and background blur are truly out of focus. It was a 300mm f2.8 so there is only a narrow band of focus. The depth of field is so shallow that only the face is in focus, even parts of the buck is out of focus. I do quite a few photos with out of focus foreground/background as I believe it draws the eye and attention to the subject. I guess I could crop some of it out...but I kinda like it. Actually, I noticed on the top photo at the beginning of the post that the depth of field was so shallow even the ends of the rack were slightly out of focus but the face was tack sharp. When I use my f5.6 lens I never get this type of background or foreground blur. I like the "bokeh".

*Oh, my wife looked at it and noticed the same thing. There is a little hill in front of him. So the foreground is quite a distance in front of the buck. There is probably 8 feet more grass until you reach the buck over the tiny rise in the foreground. No photoshop other than adjust of levels, color balance, and then a general unsharp mask over the photo.

boneaddict · « **Reply #13 on:** December 09, 2007, 12:58:57 PM »

You have no idea Iceman. Been at work since 5 yesterday morning. Now its about time to hit the sack. thanks Pope. It just seemed to stand out for some reason to my eye. Looked different than the norm I guess.

UBA · « **Reply #14 on:** December 14, 2007, 07:10:55 PM »

Both are great pics. Keep them coming. Awesome

sisu · « **Reply #15 on:** December 14, 2007, 07:51:03 PM »

That is a photo that says stuff to the viewer. Thanks for capturing such a magnificent animal.

Hornseeker · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2007, 07:32:45 AM »

I love the way that type of lens (wide aperature??) blurrs all around the subject, but I too find that extreme blurr at the front of the photo to be distracting...

THat is a cool old buck...I wonder if he'll come out of winter? is that in Washington Shawn?

Ernie

GoldTip · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2007, 07:51:47 AM »

Very cool old buck, I shot one like that once where the one eye was definitely not entirely right, even after the death clouding takes over, always wondered if he was blind in the one side. I know he tasted like dog doodoo and he made me pay for hiking into the hell hole to get him. I like to think that despite the fact I killed him he went down knowing the score would be even when all was said and done.

Dman · « **Reply #18 on:** December 20, 2007, 08:03:31 AM »

He is likely blind in the left eye from fighting. Wild animals often isolate themselves from others when they lose sight, or partial sight. The opaque look is a loss of integrity of the retina, unless it is from discharge which doesn't appear to be the case. He likely won't survive this winter, too bad someone didn't put him down this year.

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #19 on:** December 20, 2007, 08:35:50 AM »

He was definitely hurting when he finally walked away from me. I don't think he is alive today... and it's been 1 month now since I took the shot... No Ernie, it's not a WA buck. In fact, he lives over by you...

Hornseeker · « **Reply #20 on:** December 20, 2007, 09:04:39 AM »

ahhh...I see...

I moved to Billings, so I'm a LONG ways from that Western country now...

huntnphool · « **Reply #21 on:** December 23, 2007, 02:40:55 PM »

He looks a lot bigger in that straight on shot, looks heavier too. Great pics Pope love the knobby bases

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